Officers were dispatched to the Conway Homes housing project at 3:38 a.m. to respond to reports of a shooting in the 2600 block of Connecticut Avenue. When they arrived, officers located five people suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

The victims were transported to hospitals. One woman succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said.

Homicide detectives were called to the scene to take over the investigation. Police have not released any other details of the shooting.

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